Religious Services 03-20-09

Friday

Mar 20, 2009 at 2:00 AM

Patriot Staff

The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd

A 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II service is offered at the Camp Good News Christian Center at 71 Route 131 in Forestdale. The church is led by Rev. Michael Rennier. Coffee and refreshments are served after the service. Communion is celebrated each Sunday. Call 508-420-0800. Barnstable Friends Meeting (Quakers of the Light) Unprogrammed worship (meditations, contemplation and silent prayer) is shared Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Burgess House, 559 Route 149 in Marstons Mills. Contact Rachel at rch@cape.com Cape Cod Synagogue Shabbat services are held every Friday and Saturday on Winter Street in Hyannis. All are invited to attend. Family Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner are on the first Friday of every month. Call 508-775-2988. Christ Chapel Koinonia praise and worship are at 8:30 a.m., spiritual formation and Kids’ Compass Sunday school at 9:45, a second service at 11 a.m., and an evening service at 6 p.m. (no service the last week of each month) at 1200 Old Stage Road in Centerville. Childcare is available for all morning services. Prayer meetings are held Wednesday at 1 p.m. Evening services are held the first three Sundays of each month. Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas Crumb and Youth Pastor Pete Axelson preside. Call 508-420-1200 or go to www.christchapelcapecod.org. Corpus Christi Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Call 508-888-0209. Cotuit Federated Church The church holds worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided. The Rev. Nicole Lamarche is pastor of the combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist Church at School and High streets. Call 508-428-6163. Faith Assembly of God Church The morning message will be delivered at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to an evening of Bible study Wednesdays at 7 at the church on Bearse’s Way in Hyannis. Faith Baptist Church Faith Baptist Church at 245 Osterville-West Barnstable Road in Osterville holds services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. every Sunday. A mid-week service and youth group is held every Wednesday at 6 p.m. Call 508-420-2252. Federated Church of Hyannis The Federated Church of Hyannis holds a service Sunday at 10 a.m. The church is located on Main Street in downtown Hyannis. The Rev. Dr. John A. Terry is minister. A taped broadcast of the previous week’s service can be heard Sundays at 7:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (104.7). Call 508-775-0298 or go to www.federatedchurch.org. First Church of Christ, Scientist Services are held at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. A Portuguese service is held the first Sunday of each month at noon following the English service. Sunday School for children and teenagers is held at the same hour. Child care for very young children is available at all services. Meetings to share healings and remarks on Christian Science are held every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. All are welcome. The church is located at 94 Stevens St. in Hyannis next to the fire station. The Reading Room located at 357 Main St. in Hyannis is open to the community. First Lutheran Church Sunday services are held at 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Education for all ages is held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday services will be held the third Saturday of every month at 6 p.m., and a mid-week service is every third Wednesday at noon. The church at 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161. Gathering at Cape Cod The Gathering at Cape Cod, a Word of Faith church, conducts weekly services Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Hyannis Room of the Hyannis Holiday Inn on Route 132. Corporate spirit-filled prayer is held every Sunday from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday evening services are held at 7 p.m. Pastor John Hamel is a graduate of Dr. Kenneth E. Hagins RHEMA Bible Training Center in Oklahoma. Go to www.JohnHamelMinistries.org. Kollel of Cape Cod Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required; call 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org. Living Word Church The Living Word Church meets every Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 25 Lincoln Road in Hyannis. Adult worship service, Redeemed Youth for ages 12 to 18, Children’s Church for ages 6 to 11, and nursery care are provided. Call 508-580-0952 or go to www.Living-Word.net. Marstons Mills Community Church The worship team leads singing and Pastor Swanson will speak on “Caring for our Children.” Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. Nursery and junior church are provided, and refreshments are served after worship. The church is at 2135 Main St. Call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org. New MashpeeCongregationalChurch (UCC) Weekly Sunday worship is held at 10 a.m. at New Seabury on Great Neck South Road. The minister is the Rev. Jim Scovil. Call 508-477-9211 or visit www.mashpeeucc.org. One Light The Center for Spiritual Transformation is an interdenominational, new thought church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or go to www.peaceoncapecod.org. Osterville Baptist Church Services are held at 9 and 10:45 a.m. every Sunday at the church on Main Street in Osterville. Rev. Nick Gatzke, pastoral candidate, will speak at both services and will continue the study of Ephesians. Sundays at 9 a.m. - Bible school for children through 6th grade, 10:45 Bible school for teens, worship for ages 3 to kindergarten, and WAVE worship for grades 1 to 6. Other events are prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, youth group on 7 p.m. Thursdays, AWANA at 6 p.m. Fridays, Men’s Life Bible study on Saturday at 7 a.m., and women’s Bible studies on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. For more information on other groups and Bible studies held throughout the week, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org. Our Savior Lutheran Church Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. Sunday school for kids is at 10 a.m. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive in Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966. Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There is a Sunday evening worship at 7:30 conducted in Portuguese. The church is across from Cape Cod Community College on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Hyannis Masses include: Saturday at 4 p.m. (English); Sundays at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. (English); Sundays at 1 p.m. (Latin); Sundays at 3 p.m. (Spanish); Sundays at 7 p.m. (Brazilian/Portuguese); and a Novus Ordo Latin mass the first Saturday of the month at 7 a.m. On March 22 at 1 p.m., the traditional Latin Mass will be sung as a High Mass at the church for the first time in more than 30 years. On Easter Sunday (April 12), the Latin Mass will be accompanied by the Schola Cantorum of Falmouth. St. George Greek Orthodox Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The church is on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. Regular weekend services include a Celtic Eucharist on Saturdays at 5 p.m., Holy Eucharist Rite I on Sundays at 8 a.m., church school with godly play for pre-K to grade 5 at 9:45 a.m., and Holy Eucharist Rite II with organ and choir at 10 a.m. Youth grades six to eight meet Sundays at 11:10 a.m. and the first Sunday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children’s Joy Mass is celebrated the third Sunday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care is available every Sunday from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. holy Eucharist with healing takes place Wednesdays at 10 a.m., men’s group every other Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., and a Eucharist and breakfast meeting Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. Rev. Stephen V Smith, rector, and Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, assistant rector, preside. Call 508-362-3977 or go to www.st-marys-church.org. St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Services are held at 8 a.m. (Rite 1, no music) and 10 a.m. (Rite II, with music). Nursery is provided. At 11:15 a.m. the church holds an adult forum to discuss the sermon. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. Call 508-428-3561. The church is located on Wianno Avenue in Osterville. Seventh Day Adventist Church The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921. South Congregational Church Worship is held at 10 a.m. at 565 Main St. in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through eighth grade is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The church also offers adult, family, children’s and bell choirs. Unitarian Church of Barnstable A service is held at 10:30 a.m. led by Jessica Holcomb and the Religious Education Program. The topic will be “Intergenerational Service: What’s Your Cheese?.” The church is on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. All are welcome to join the social hour after the services. Religious education for ages 4 years to 10th grade meets at 10:30 a.m. Eleventh and 12th grades meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. United Methodist Church Services are held at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Coffee hour, nursery care and Sunday school are offered at 9 and 10:30 a.m. The church is located at 57 Pond St. in Osterville. Pastor Rev. John E. Holt presides. Call 508-428-2811. Unity Church of the Light All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis. The Rev. Steve Carty Cordry speak at both services. Sunday School is offered at most services. Children are always welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served Sundays. The church’s Lenten celebration will focus on Deepak Chopra’s bestselling The Third Jesus. Lenten services will be held Sundays through April 5 at 10 a.m., with DVD discussions and meditations Wednesdays through April 8 at 7 p.m. Call 508-775-8400 or go to www.yeahgod.org. West Parish of Barnstable Services led by Pastor Reed Baer are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the church on Meetinghouse Way (Route 149) in West Barnstable. Church school, youth group and nursery care are available. Call 508-362-4445 or go to www.westparish.org. NOTES Organic and green with Unitarian church The Unitarian Church of Barnstable on Route 6A in Barnstable Village is holding a series of discussions on “ethical eating and organic growing.” Classes are free and open to the public, and continue periodically through April 19. To register, contact Lois at 774-487-7569 or ldfournier@comcast.net. Half-price for great goods The Thrifty Niche shop at South Congregational Church, 565 Main St. in Centerville, will hold a half-price sale through March on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 508-775-8332. Recover in fellowship The Christian Recovery Fellowship, a group with the mission of providing a “spiritually consistent platform for the restoration of broken lives,” holds a meeting Monday through Saturday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army Service and Worship Center at 100 North St. in Hyannis. An open-discussion meeting is held Sundays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Living Hope Family Church, 46 Mitchell’s Way in Hyannis. Contact Charlie Markarian at 508-775-5733 or charlie5733@hotmail.com. New group introduces Buddhist meditation The Cape Cod Dharma Collective meets the first and third Sunday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CIGSYA, 56 Barnstable Road in Hyannis. The group offers peer-led, alternative Buddhist meditation and a dharma discussion group. All are welcome regardless of background, tradition or level of practice. E-mail ccdharmacollective@gmail.com. Discussion and meditation Spirit Journey philosophical/metaphysical discussion and meditation group meets on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Winslow House of First Parish Brewster Church on Route 6A. Call 508-349-0805. Meetings are free. Meditation offered for beginners The Cape Sangha, a Zen Buddhist meditation group, meets Sundays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Unity Church of the Light, 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis. All are welcome, and basic instruction in meditation is offered to beginners. The group is affiliated with the Community of Mindful Living and the Unified Buddhist Church. Go to www.capesangha.org. Zen Center presents weekly meditation The Cape Cod Zen Center has weekly meditation practice at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Barnstable village on Route 6A. The Tuesday morning group meets at 8. There is meditation instruction on Fridays at 6:40 p.m. followed by meditation at 7 p.m. There are also retreats, field trips to the Providence Zen Center and monthly talks. Call 508-362-2410. Send us your news The Religious Services section welcomes listings for houses of worship in Barnstable and surrounding towns as well as news of programs, achievements and events. Send your news to The Barnstable Patriot, ATT: Religious Services, PO Box 1208, Hyannis, MA 02601; or by fax to 508-790-3997, marked RELIGIOUS SERVICES; or to listings@barnstablepatriot.com